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Witness Says HB276 Would Protect 340B Grantees From Manufacturer Delivery Limits
Summary
Proponent testimony for HB276 argued manufacturers' shipping restrictions since 2020 have forced community health centers to navigate dozens of different rules, costing services and staff; the bill's sponsor amendments clarify covered purchases and allow contract pharmacies inside and outside Ohio.
Jason Redish, an attorney with the Washington, D.C., firm Powers Pyle Sutter & Verville, told the Ohio House Insurance Committee that House Bill 276 seeks to restore how the 340B drug discount program operated before 2020 and to protect health centers that rely on contract pharmacies.
"Manufacturers began imposing restrictions on contract pharmacy shipments in 2020," Redish said in proponent testimony on behalf of the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers. He said the changes have left grantees navigating "20 different sets of restrictions, different claim submission requirements, different registration requirements" and that some health centers have experienced reductions in services, layoffs…
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